Where we stand in Europe today?

The ZeEUS project

Umberto Guida – EU Projects Director UITP

Umberto.guida@uitp.org Procuring Clean Buses Conference

Bremen, 12th December

Contents

Some initial thoughts

Fleet composition and Tendencies

EU Recent activities

UITP and electromobility

ZeEUS

Why electric? Efficiency point of view

By making electricity from alternative fuel rather then burning it in a IC engine, we can do this:

With energy for one year of service with a bus using..

An electric bus can drive X years If the fuel is made to electricity.

Biogas 3 Years

Ethanol 2 Years

Biodiesel 2 Years

Diesel 2 Years

Efficiency Focus! Some countries are close to CO2 neutral electricity. But there is not enough CO2

neutral fuels Source: VOLVO

Where do we go?

250 contacts

Municipalities, PT Auhorities, PT Operators

65 answers / 25 Countries

Around 70.000 buses / trolleys

Around 160M habitants

Survey about the actual implementation of Bus System strategies in Europe launched last July

8,1%

22,6%

38,7%

30,6%

Eastern Europe

Northern Europe

Southern Europe

Western Europe

79,0%

9,9%

7,0%0,6%1,2%

2,3%

Diesel Biodiesel CNG Biogas Electricity Other

Fuel and energy

Which propulsion in the fleets today

Average bus fleet breakdown per fuel or energy used

79,0%

9,9%

7,0%0,6%1,2%

2,3%

Diesel Biodiesel CNG Biogas Electricity Other

Bioethanol Hydrogen

LPG

Fuel and energy

Future plans about propulsion for buses

Respondents distribution according to future plans to change fuel or energy used ratio

- Whose who are going to change, in which direction will change? -

16,7%

41,7%

13,9%

27,8%

22,2%

25,0%

Other

More electric

More biogas

More CNG

More biodiesel

Stay with diesel

Propulsion System

Focus on Electric propulsion shift

3,0%

45,5%

15,2%

33,3%

69,7%

Fuel Cell

More fully electric with batteries

More fully electric trolleys

More plug in hybrids

More hybrids

Respondents distribution according to future plans to change propulsion system ratio

Legislations

Hundredfold improvement since 1993 Next step legislation: Fuel consumption and CO2 emissions Old vehicles are the main issue Source: VOLVO

PM (g/kWh)

0.360

0.15

0.10

0.02

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Nox (g/kWh)

EU I

(1993)

EU II

(1996)

EU III

(2001) EU VI

(2013)

EU V (2009) EU IV (2006)

EU VI

On road Plug-in emissions

Activities in EU

EU Clean power for Transport package

EU Directive on Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Multimodality - push

Standard for Bus Plugs - future

EU Funded Projects HCV (second generation hybrids)

• HUF (Hybrid User Forum)

TROLLEY project

HORIZON 2020 Hybrids, electric, CNG, bus efficiency…

Other activities in Europe Several pilots stimulated by industry

• New-comers and/or ex-European

Some initial purchases • Very few 12 meters or more

UITP and new propulsion, a long story…

The high cost of horses’ vs. electricity traction was one of the key topics discussed at the UITP’s Berlin Congress in 1886.

UITP approach to CO2 emission reduction of urban mobility

UITP together with the European public transport undertakings and bus manufacturers jointly produced an approach to “decarbonisation of transport” and GHG emission reduction:

Modal shift: the best carbon reducing strategy

Traffic management

Infrastructure and operational issues

Smart energy use in vehicles

Cleaner / Electric Buses

Combined mobility

UITP activities

UITP SORT

Standard On-Road Test Cycle

SORT-Hy Validated

SORT-E in development (2014)

Trolley Working Group

Monitor, promotion, lobby actions

FTSO

Fuel Traction-Systems Observatory

Monitor different fuel technologies uptake worldwide

UITP Bus Committee

EU Research and Innovation Projects

EBSF (European Bus System of the Future) Technical analysis of technologies

Analysis of possible reuse of Public Transport electric energy infrastructure for charging public and private electric road vehicles

3iBS (innovative, intelligent, integrated Bus System) Energy Sustainability

SORT Hybrid certification

iBS Roadmap Chapter about energy sustainability

Electric bus systems main research areas

Provided as input to Horizon 2020 preparation

ZeEUS

UITP Relevant Projects

ZeEUS – Zero Emission Urban bus Systems

Extend fully-electric solution to the core part of the urban bus network Evaluate the economic, environmental and societal feasibility of electric urban bus systems Facilitate the market uptake of electric buses in Europe

Demonstration Project 13.5M€ EU fund (22.5M € total)

42 Months duration

Coordinated by UITP 40 Consortium members

Start 1st November 2013

ZeEUS Launch event on 23rd January 2014 in Brussels

www.uitp.org

ZeEUS – Objectives

Extend fully-electric solution to the core part of the urban bus network

Core Demonstrations

Observatory of Electric Urban Bus Systems

Networking

Guidelines and Tools for Pre-Commercial Support

ZeEUS aims to be the main EU activity following experiences and developments of electric urban bus systems

ZeEUS - Philosophy

Consolidated solutions for electric bus systems are already today on the streets.

trolley-buses, mini-midi full-electric, diesel-hybrid busses

The market for these solutions has already been already developed

ZeEUS looks to the next challenge! Development of vehicles of larger capacity (12m and more)

From plug in hybrid to full electric technologies

Focus on vehicles with interaction with the grids Bus depot, stations and stop

Optimisation of operation and infrastructure

Extend fully-electric solution to the core part of the urban bus network

ZeEUS Core Demonstrations

8 Demonstrations / 6 Countries South Europe - Barcelona, Rome

Mid Europe – London, Muenster, Bonn, Pltzen

North Europe – Glasgow, Stockholm

35 electric buses 12 meters Hybrid plug-in

Full-electric

Trolleys with batteries

Charging points Slow charging / Fast charging

Overnight / Opportunity

Bus depot, stations, terminals, stops

Induction, catenary, contacts

Involved OEMs Alexander Dennis, Irizar, Skoda, Solaris, Volvo, VDL

Core Demonstrations

ZeEUS Electric-Bus Observatory 1/2

Next years will be characterised by:

More tests, pilots and purchase of electric buses

Development of new solutions for electric buses

Battery / technology evolution

For this purpose, the ZeEUS Electric-Bus Observatory is created looking to what happen “outside” (and worldwide) ZeEUS:

Demonstrations and pilots funded by other National or European programs

Purchases of electric buses

Key research & development activities about electric urban buses

ZeEUS Electric-Bus Observatory 2/2 – Initial interest collection

Leipzig, Hamburg, Augsburg, Osnabrueck, Mannheim (Germany)

Den Bosch, Utrecht, Maastricht (Nederland)

San Sebastian, Madrid, Seville, Zaragoza (Spain)

Parma (Italy)

Grenoble, Albi (France)

Helsinki (Finland)

Milton-Keynes, Aberdeen (UK)

Wien (Austria)

Knokke, Kortrjik (B)

+ ARRIVA, KEOLIS

Core Demonstrations

Monitored/Observed Demo in list

ZeEUS Monitored/Observed Demos

Observed Demonstrations

As members of ZeEUS Electric Bus Observatory contribute to the analysis of key project topics

Monitored Demonstrations

Selected periodically within the Observed Demonstrations

More active participation to ZeEUS project

Local use of some KPI within the set defined by ZeEUS

Contribute to the UITP E-SORT validation

Want to propose a Monitored /

Observed demonstrations?

Contact me! - Umberto.guida@

uitp.org

ZeEUS Networking Activities

Developments, pilots, demos, procurements Observatory of electric bus systems activities

EU Projects and Initiatives Bus involving Projects (CAPIRE, 3iBS…) Initiatives (Smart Cities & Communities, EGVI) Private transport electromobility (Green-eMotion) Electromobility in Freight transport (FR EVUE)

Urban electro-mobility Stakeholders European Electro-mobility Observatory by EC Joint Forum with private and freight electromobility

European Associations & Networks Members Forum (POLIS, EARPA, HyER…) Outreach of the Electricity Industry (EURELECTRIC)

UITP members network UITP Commission and Committees (Bus, Industry…) ZeEUS PT Working Group Involvement of Y4PT (Youth for Public Transport) Liaison with UITP Regions

ZeEUS aims to be the main EU

activity for following

experiences and

developments of electric urban bus systems

ZeEUS - Guidelines and Tools for Pre-Commercial Support 1/2

Regulatory frame including operational aspects and standards

Link with proposed EU Directive on “Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure”

Funding schemes, tools and procurement guidelines

Interaction with EIB and other funding entities

Recommendations for urban / spatial planning

Operational concepts and migration scenarios

Electric Bus System Roadmap

Support decision Makers in deciding “if”, “how” and “when” to introduce electric bus systems in the Public Transport network

ZeEUS - Guidelines and Tools for Pre-Commercial Support 2/2

Strategy for optimised interaction with the power grid

Slow charging (overnight bus-depot) • Optimised charging strategy / business model

Fast charging at bus-terminal / bus-stop • Strategy for re-using existing PT power

network

Standardisation Identification of priorities for standardisation (WHAT?)

• Interfaces, protocols…?

UITP E-SORT Validation • New chapter of UITP SORT cycle for full-electric

Training guidelines for PT personnel Drivers, maintenance

Education Education modules and workshops for university students

Support decision Makers in deciding “if”, “how” and “when” to introduce electric bus systems in the Public Transport network

Thanks for your attention!

Want to propose Monitored / Observed demonstrations?

umberto.guida@uitp.org

ZeEUS Launch event on 23rd January 2014 in Brussels

www.uitp.org